deviancy amplification
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Deviancy amplification spiral — (also simply called deviance amplification) is a media hype phenomenon defined by media critics as a cycle of increasing numbers of reports on a category of antisocial behavior or some other undesirable event, leading to a moral panic. The term… … Wikipedia
Doomsday cult — For other uses, see Doomsday (disambiguation). Doomsday cult is a term used to describe groups obsessed with Apocalypticism and Millenarianism, and can refer to both groups that prophesy catastrophe and destruction, and those that attempt to… … Wikipedia
Stanley Cohen (sociologist) — Professor Stanley Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics.LifeHe grew up in South Africa and was an undergraduate at the University of Witwatersrand. He came to London in 1963, worked as a social worker, then… … Wikipedia
Criminology — and penology Theories Causes and correlates of crime Anomie Differential association theory … Wikipedia
Anti-cult movement — The anti cult movement (abbreviated ACM and sometimes called the countercult movement) is a term used by academics and others to refer to groups and individuals who oppose cults and new religious movements. Sociologists David G. Bromley and Anson … Wikipedia
Moral panic — Preparing to burn a witch in 1544. Witch hunts are an example of mass behavior fueled by moral panic. A moral panic is the intensity of feeling expressed in a population about an issue that appears to threaten the social order.[1] According to… … Wikipedia
New religious movement — A new religious movement (NRM) is a religious community or ethical, spiritual, or philosophical group of modern origin, which has a peripheral place within the dominant religious culture. NRMs may be novel in origin or they may be part of a wider … Wikipedia
Sex scandal — A sex scandal is a scandal involving allegations or information about possibly immoral sexual activities being made public. Sex scandals are often associated with movie stars, politicians, famous athletes or others in the public eye, and become… … Wikipedia
Political scandal — A political scandal is a scandal in which politicians or government officials are accused of engaging in various illegal, corrupt, or unethical practices. A political scandal can involve the breaking of the nation s laws or plotting to do so.… … Wikipedia
Media circus — News media satellite up link trucks and photojournalists gathered outside the Prudential Financial headquarters in Newark, New Jersey in August, 2004 following the announcement of evidence of a terrorist threat to it and to buildings in New York… … Wikipedia
Hate group — A hate group is an organized group or movement that advocates hate, hostility, or violence towards members of a race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation or other designated sector of society, or that supports and publishes assertions … Wikipedia
